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The “awkward silence” opening to The Bachelor could not be more fitting. In fact, I feel awkward every time this show ends on a “to be continued.”

We last left Nick as he was “deciding” whether or not he could go on with the show. Spoiler alert: he does. Nick has a long “casual conversation” with “island” Chris Harrison. Chris was apparently just “strolling along the beach,” in his casual rolled up pants, holding — not wearing — his sunglasses. Thank God he picked that point in time for a beach stroll, because Nick really needed some counsel. What a tough decision it must be to walk away from vacation after vacation, while dating 5 girls at once. Also, he’s pretty much guaranteed to do 3 of them (if he so chooses). So yeah, I wonder what he’ll choose.

“Just two casual guys having a conversation on a kayak.” Source: ABC

Surprise! Through his copious amounts of tears, Nick chooses to stay, and he and his ladies are headed to Bimini. That’s right, following the path of Hurricane Matthew, the group is moving from The Caribbean to The Bahamas. Trading the white sandy beaches of St. Thomas, for the slightly less white sandy beaches of Bimini. Honestly, instead of saying “we’re headed to Bimini!” they could’ve just said, “we’re moving you guys three blocks down the road!!” and it would’ve been the same thing.

Once in Bimini, Vanessa got the first group date rose and Corinne was NONE TO HAPPY! She started to say that Vanessa doesn’t have much depth, and that she’s just a family oriented Italian girl, who teaches STUPID special education. C’mon Vanessa! Where’s your depth? Like seriously, she doesn’t even have a freaking nanny!

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Nick took Vanessa on a yacht to go snorkeling near a rusted shipwreck, wrought with graffiti. Hopefully they’re both up to date on their tetanus shots, as I’m sure Bimini has some organ harvesters employed at their hospitals. Before Nick and Vanessa got to their rusty adventure, Nick went on a weird diatribe that sounded like an episode of Friends. Nick said something along the lines, “I just don’t know. I know that you know that I know that I’m doing okay, but I don’t know if you know that I know, you know I know. Ya know?” Vanessa just nodded her head, seemingly hoping that he wouldn’t start crying again.

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The group date featured Corinne, Raven and Kristina. Nick took them swimming with sharks, and Corinne was not happy with the attention Kristina was getting. There was nothing crazy that happened with this date, other than Kristina freaking out and getting out of the water. I would have totally been in Kristina’s boat (pun intended!). If you want to swim with sharks, do it with an American crew that has a vested interest in your safety. Not in Bimini where the crew hears, “can you take them swimming with sharks?” and goes, “Safely? Probably not. But we have a boat.” In any case, dark-horse Raven got the rose, while Nick cried again.

Danielle was next on the group date rose, and it did not go well. After having little-to-no conversation, and then going to dinner, Danielle said that she was finally ready to find love after the death of her husband. To which Nick replied, “NOT WITH ME!” and sent Danielle home. Not only did the date end right there, but Danielle had to go home and pack up all her shit while the other girls sat there. I get the whole, “I need to say goodbye tonight in order to be fair to Danielle.” But if I were in her shoes, I would rather just get through the date, and not be given a rose during the ceremony. It’s a little less humiliating than professing your love, consequently being rejected, having to go home and pack your things, while the girls watch you like a zoo animal.

Post-Danielle, Corinne decided to try to sex Nick up with her “platinum vagin.” This lead to a little game of “Two-Hand Massage, No Jiggle,” which I can only assume involves a pair of dice, and a backgammon board. Nick shut Corinne’s advances down, to which she was mortified and rightfully so.

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The final one-on-one was with Rachel, who is the new Bachelorette, and boy do I have thoughts on this: For starters, who the f in the American Broadcasting Company thought it would be a good idea to announce Rachel before she was voted off the show? It was like Kristin Wiig’s “Surprise” character from SNL, but instead of a surprise party, it’s “Ohhh myyy godddd….WE HAVE A BLACK BACHELORETTE!!!!” While it is truly wonderful that The Bachelor finally decided to play in the diversity sandbox, let’s not forget it took them 21 seasons to do so — with the only other “diverse” bachelor, being a misogynistic Venezuelan, who just wanted some crazy Claire booty. Additionally, by announcing Rachel before she’s voted off, they’ve inadvertently created a space where current audience members won’t care about her, because they know that she doesn’t win. So there is no longer anyone “rooting for her,” during the duration of this season. There’s just something that seems so inherently wrong with the way ABC went about doing this, like they couldn’t wait to be able to say, “we’re not racist anymore!” — That is my long winded way of saying the one-on-one went well enough to give Rachel a spot on The Bachelorette.

Finally, Nick decided to send Kristina home, and that sucked. Kristina was definitely becoming a fan favorite, and it’s a bummer to see her go. Nick again started by saying he had to let her go because he respected her too much. There’s always an interesting thing during a breakup conversation: it starts with the person doing the breakup saying something like “I respect you too much,” and some sort of beat around the bush way of saying “I feel love toward you.” This gives Nick — in this situation –the moral high ground. Then Kristina fires back with, “you didn’t give this a chance,” and another comment that is sort of an ad hominem attack. The person doing the breakup then has a reaction that looks like this, and suddenly that “respect” and “loving feelings” are replaced with “get the hell out.” Kristina left, Nick cried again. and we’re headed to hometowns.

Quick Slants

It seems like anytime any woman tells Nick that she’s falling for him, his face immediately does this, and he sends her home.

I loved that Kristina and Corinne got literally all the air time on the group date and it was Raven, who didn’t complain nor say a word about the two, who went home with the rose.

100% can’t wait to meet Corinne’s father next week. I firmly expect him to be wearing a tight gold chain, and say the words, “man-to-man,” at least three times.

This was told to me during the show, but apparently Vanessa has an IMDB page? Corinne was either really right, and Vanessa doesn’t even work in special education, or Corinne was super wrong, as Vanessa’s depth as an actress knows no bounds! Either way, kind of weird.

Who knew that Milwaukee, Wisconsin would offer more plot lines than Louisiana? Not this guy. It seemed like The French Quarter, Voodoo, and Bourbon Street should have offered more than a few stale dates and yet another “to be continued…”

We last left off with Taylor and Corinne getting into a fight that was basically Taylor telling Corinne, “You’re stupid.” To which Corinne responded, “Wait…What?” Followed by Taylor saying, “Um, I have a master’s degree, and you’re definitely stupid.” Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

The rose ceremony saw Sarah (noooooo!!) and Astrid hit the old dusty trail, as Nick instead gave roses to a 23-year old and a 24-year old, respectfully. Now, I might not be the most conventional person, but I have a hankering that if I were 36 and single, and I was dating the 23 & 24-year-old market, my mother might have a serious conversation with me, and I’m pretty sure my friends would really hammer the point home with a lot of “really’s??” and “That’s pretty creepy, dude,” and probably one of them would be like, “Hey man, good for you!” (you know who you are…) My point is that with a 10+ age difference there’s a point where it gets a little weird. In essence, Nick should have picked Sarah, damnit!

After the ceremony the girls packed their bags for the bayou, in ol’ Louisiana, where the humidity can hit 90%, and teeth are optional. After the girls got settled in, Chris Harrison appeared seemingly from nowhere, wearing his traditional clothes that say, “I’mmmmmm Breezy!” Chris let the girls know that the dreaded two-on-one date would be taking place this week. I wonder who it could be??

Notice the couple in the back…shame!! Source: ABC

Rachel got the one-on-one date, and started her campaign for the next Bachelorette. Rachel and Nick went on what I call a “Good Will Hunting” date. This date consists of going to a market and trying on silly hats and disguises because real conversation is too difficult. Nick and Rachel then decided the French Market would be the ideal place have a quick make out session, because privacy is overrated. The date got so boring, that there is little else to say. They followed a parade, saw a Kelly Clarkson wannabe, and then had dinner. Rachel got the rose, because she’s normal and not insane, and then they went home. Date, over.

Back at the Marriott, the girls found out Taylor and Corinne would be the two girls on the two-on-one date, because, shocker, they’re the worst. I would think that the show is getting into dangerous territory with the two-on-one dates, because for the past 3-4 seasons there is at least one lady or lad included on the date who is a miserable person. We had Chris Soules leave both women in the desert. Kaitlyn had JJ, who, if you don’t remember, was a super douche who was only shown up by Jojo’s “Chad.” Finally, Ben had to deal with wide-mouthed, resident crazy girl, Olivia. So basically, the two-on-one means that at least one of the girls/guys is a red flag, if not both. And in Nick’s case it’s both.

Clearly the creepiest part of the date. Source: ABC

Before we get to the two on one, the group date took place in a “haunted house.” I say “haunted house,” because when I first saw it, I immediately thought of the Skeleton Key, which would have been an interesting place to stay the night. I think staying in a house where two children were murdered would have provided a little more fodder for a haunted house than a girl dying from a glorified flu. But alas, we can’t have everything. So instead, Nick took the girls to a “haunted house,” complete with a bar, and a caretaker named Boo, who you just know is on a sex offender list for something involving a movie theater and beet juice.

“I used to sell swamp side homes, now I Voodoo.” Source: ABC

Finally, we get to the two-on-one, which saw the girls get on an airboat, and head down to the bayou! Once they were deep in gator land, Nick and girls stumbled upon a voodoo community. It was definitely a traditional voodoo community, as the leader was a 40-year old white woman, who definitely wasn’t going through a midlife crisis. Following a Tarot Card reading and a good old fashion log talk, Nick picked Corinne. This date made me so mad I don’t know where to start. Instead of quick slants this week, I am just going to list all the reasons why this date, with all the potential of being drama filled and hilarious, instead ended with a fizzle and a plop.

This date sucked

Obviously more attention should have been paid to the freaking air boat driver! God! At least interview him one time!

Taylor and Corinne spent virtually no time together. Why not have them at least stay together for the card readings?

The whole thing felt wildly staged, and took me (the audience) totally out of it.

How in ABC’s infinite wisdom did they not come up with something like a spelling bee or anything that actually would have provided some kindling for the two girls to unleash their fury? This is the network that took Emily “my husband was a race car driver but he died” Maynard to a Nascar track for a date, so don’t act like “cold” and “calculated” isn’t in their wheelhouse.

Guhh. Here’s to next week, where hopefully Taylor — post sage and oil bath — will start the show out with a bang.

And we’re back! Episode three of this glorious show starts right where episode two left off…kind of. Remember how Liz left and there was still some of the group date left? Well apparently ABC didn’t, because Christen getting the group date rose was glossed over. In any case, we jump right into Nick addressing ALL the girls about sending Liz home, because…stop me if you’ve heard this…they had sex. At this point it feels like Nick is bragging about he and Liz “dunking the dingus.” It’s like he thinks all of these girls read Andi’s book and have preconceived notions that he can’t get laid, all the while he’s saying, “See ladies! That book didn’t completely ruin my reputation! I can do that myself with Corinne!”

The girls took this new information like a sexual atom bomb, and totally freaked out. I don’t understand how it’s shocking for the girls to hear that Nick has banged one out before, especially considering most of them literally watched him do it on two consecutive seasons of The Bachelorette.

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In any case, during the cocktail party Corinne took a different approach toward Nick’s sexual history: The One Upper. If Nick has had “intercourse” — as Corinne put it — before, then damnit she was gonna give him something better. Reddi-whip. Low and behold, Nick fell for this sexual sham, and went to town on that whipped cream. The other girls, seeing this, were obviously not happy, thinking, “This guy has had previous sexual encounters AND he likes whipped cream? Somebody call the sex police!”

After Nick realized that maybe the other girls were none-to-happy about Corinne’s whipped-dairy antics, he promptly pivoted and talked to Jasmine. This caused Corinne, who was totally sober, to overreact. Without any context, you would’ve thought that she told him her deepest secret (maybe about a certain nanny) and he didn’t take it well. I don’t know what could have improved the situational outcome in her eyes. I can only imagine that Corinne wanted to “intercourse” Nick right there and end the show a few weeks early.

After the rose ceremony, where three forgettable girls went home, we finally got to the first group date, which involved The Backstreet Boys. At first I thought that Joelle and Ben Higgins must have done wonders for the show in terms of upping the budget, as we haven’t had a date end with a no-named band trying to be passed off as blossoming pop-stars yet (emphasis on “yet,” because I know it’s going to happen). But then I quickly realized that this is not the 1990’s Backstreet Boys. This is the 2017 version of the boy band. You know, where they’re in their 40’s and have a declining libido, but still singing about “rocking bodies.”

Low and behold we have another story-line involving Corinne, as she apparently is a poor dancer due to her “bad short term memory.” It bodes well for her family’s multi-million dollar business — that she apparently helps operate — that she has such a bad memory that she can’t remember simple choreography. Sometimes I wonder how this show will ever be able to one-up itself and consistently find girls who are so narcissistic and dimwitted. Well done ABC, you have a formula, and it works.

Danielle L won the one-on-one dance to “I Want it That Way” which is either a great song to slow dance to, or possibly the worst. As much as I love that song, I could not begin to tell you what it’s about, as it was written by a Swedish lyricist who barely spoke English.Who knew?

Once again, Corinne was the focal point of the post date cocktail party. She finally divulged that Raquel is, in fact, her nanny. Not only does Raquel shelter Corinne from all the horrible things in life, like slicing up her cucumber snacks, laundry, and getting the right proportions of lemon to butter, but she apparently enjoys doing it! That’s right, Corinne, who apparently manages her own “multi-million dollar business,” doesn’t understand that Raquel is paid on an hourly basis. She literally thinks that Raquel fell out of the sky (or immigrated from Mexico) and enjoys waiting on her hand and foot. Once again, well done ABC for finding the specimen that is Corinne.

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Vanessa was up next for her one-on-one date on a plane that simulates weightlessness. Nothing says romance, like two people who have no control over their bodies bouncing around a plane. Oh, and vomit. Let’s not forget that poor Vanessa either began dry-heaving and/or vomiting during the ride. Way to go ABC for adding the same vomit sound effect twice. I totally wouldn’t have understood what was going on had it not been for that post-production additive.

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The next group date was a track and field competition. Nothing of note happened, except for Dominique getting a ton of air time. Really though, did anyone know who “Dom” was? Because I sure didn’t. It seemed like manufactured drama, after someone realized that track and field was a shitty date.

Following the group date, the girls were treated to a POOL PARTY! Alexis said it best – there are a lot of hornballs in this group, and where there are hornballs, there is bound to be some sexual conflict. Low and behold, Corinne is the culprit of sexual drama. I don’t know how she did it — maybe Raquel had a hand in it — but Corinne somehow got a bouncy castle to the house. Apparently Vanessa did not like what was occurring in the elementary school plaything, because the claws came out. She decided to approach Nick about his Corinne boner. It would appear Vanessa has trouble seeing the rest of us, as she rode in on the highest horse available in order to berate Nick. I’ve always held the belief that in a game where there are 20 other “replacements,” you probably should not be the one who gets mad at the person who can make you leave any time they want. Maybe this ploy works out for Vanessa, but we.shall.see. Why? Because low and behold ABC loves “to be continued.”

Quick Slants

I really enjoyed Nick talking to Russian Kristina about Liz. He said something along the lines of “her(Liz) answers didn’t really make a lot of sense to me,” and the look on Kristina’s face seemed to indicate that she was thinking, “If Liz can’t make sense, I wonder if he can even understand me??”

I’ve said this year after year, but I swear Chris Harrison doesn’t know how to wear casual clothing. He looks so uncomfortably stiff anytime he has to wear jeans and tennis shoes. Almost like he’s getting his wardrobe, and has to ask the question, “And you’re sure this is what the young go-hards are wearing?”

Alexis continues to be the most down-to-earth girl. Who would have thought that the girl dressed as a shark, would be the most level-headed, funny contestant.

Vanessa saying that she appreciated Nick staying by her side during her vomit episode seemed to indicate she thought he could go somewhere else?

Well night two of The Bachelor certainly got interesting, or dare I say, “titillating.” Yes, Nick was at it again with his slurred speech and ladies-a-plenty, and this time with actual dates!

The show picks up right where we left off. The girls, having spent an average of 20 minutes per capita with Nick, naturally are already “falling in love.” I put that in quotations, because quite honestly if they’re falling in love, then they have some severe emotional issues that need to be worked out in some therapy and shock treatment. Corinne — oh sweet, sweet Corinne — is about to be my shining example in the department of stupid, slutty, and arrogant all rolled into a cucumber snacking, mobster’s daughter. I’m guessing her father doesn’t let her make any of the big decisions in the family business, as she has displayed a lack of intelligence that makes the Iraq War look well-planned.

The first group date card arrived and suggested the date would revolve around a bridesmaid, which Corinne, as if on cue, stated, “I’ve never been a bridesmaid…” Noooo? I would never have pegged her for having no friends. Now go get Corinne her cucumber snack, Raquel! She’s been waiting 7 minutes!

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The girls all took off in what was a horrible product placement, that I can only guess was for Chrysler Sebring? Because what other car do you want to be riding in when your dreams go to die?

After the girls arrived we were quickly introduced to the best person The Bachelor has ever put on television: The photographer. I have no idea what this guy’s name is, but his brief stint on television was entirely too short. For a split second I thought that maybe this was a character from the mind of Sacha Baron Cohen, but then I realized that he was actually a real-life human. Basically, he should be required to be in every television show in some capacity for the rest of my natural life.

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The girls dressed up like different brides, which included Brittany (who?) dressing up like Eve from the garden of Eden, and upstaging Corinne. And you know the only recourse Corinne has when she’s a topless woman is to get “more” topless.

Look, Corinne taking her top off and making Nick play with her funbags was not the classiest of moves, but it worked. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it 69 times: The Bachelor is not a place to find love, it is a place where America has deemed it socially acceptable for a man to get physical with 30 girls at one time. Literally think of any other place where today’s society people would not lambaste this guy for being a jackass and the women for putting up with it. If you want to find love, go to a Whole Foods in the Midwest on a Saturday morning, if you want to get some ass, sign up for The Bachelor.

In any case, Corinne got hers, and continued to get hers until she was she was so drunk, that she made Joe Namath look like an airline pilot. Corinne also coined a new Bachelor phrase: “Re-interrupted.” As in, “That skank just re-interrupted me! Can you believe what a skanky McSkank pants she is!” I guess I’d like to know what Corinne thought would happen if she continued to “steal Nick.”

Danielle M got the one-on-one date where Nick took her on a helicopter ride around California, and then topped it off by landing on a hot-tub yacht, and we wonder why these girls get delusions of grandeur. I don’t particularly want to touch on Danielle M too much, as she seems like a sweet girl, who, unlike most on the show, actually had a major tragedy occur in her life. I will say that I thought it was somewhat amusing that she thought Nick’s past mirrored hers enough to open up about it. Personally, I think Nick coming in second on a dating game show and then consequently becoming the centerpiece of said show, is a little less tragic than having a fiance overdose.

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Finally let’s talk about the dead horse that was being beaten with another dead horse, tied around the neck of a horse about to die: Liz had sex with Nick. Holy plot line, Batman. I don’t get who edited this. Every commercial break seemed to resume with some iteration of Liz saying, “So I had sex with Nick.” One time would have been perfectly fine, but having 75% of an episode revolving around an interaction that happened 9 months ago was draining. Liz did offer one of the most cringe-worthy moments on the show: when she brought up the whole event in front of the other girls during a fictional breakup. 1. We touched on this last week, but I don’t think Liz really thinks things through. What did she think was going to happen when she turned a light-hearted event into some weird scene from a Shonda Rhimes drama? “Nick is really going to appreciate the way I tactfully approached this awkward situation.” And 2. How daft do the rest of the girls have to be to think, “Wow, Liz really added some context to her fictional breakup”? Obviously Liz went home, because c’mon, what else would’ve happened? This led to Nick telling all the girls that he and Liz “had sex” previously before the show. Not “hooked up,” Nick refused to use any sort of euphemism and just went straight for the throat punch.

This left us with one of my least favorite things The Bachelor has been doing in recent years: the dreaded “To be continued…” Honestly, just end the show with the rose ceremony. The “to be continued” episodes feel like some contrived way to squeeze more out of an episode than is really necessary. But alas, we have to wait until next week. My bold prediction: everything works itself out and the show doesn’t end 8 weeks earlier than scheduled.

Quick slants:

Unless Raven meant Bret Bielema’s stomach(I will use this image whenever I talk about Raven), I don’t know what she meant by saying she left “a lot” at home to come on the show for Nick. We all know she comes from a town of 6.

Corinne somehow related that being Nick’s “number one,” is apparently is better than “going number 2.” And I totally agree. Most things in life are better than the thought of her taking a shit.

Speaking of Corinne, how about the drunken speech she gave at the end of the date? It was like if Braveheart had a drunk, uninspiring cousin.

I suppose being a 23 year old counselor doesn’t provide you with the ability to converse naturally, does it Taylor? I can’t believe I picked you.

See ya later 2016, ya smug son of a bitch. We get to kick 2017 off right, with a new season of The Bachelor: Where the girls are made up, and personality doesn’t matter. After failing 3 times on the show, ABC saw fit to give Nick Viall a fourth shot, because as the old saying goes, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me four times, and we’ll get better ratings.” So without further ado, let’s break open that $8 bottle of wine and get to recapping the premiere.

Welcome to the show Nick V! This time you’re in charge. If Chris Soule’s can convince a woman to come with him in “Wait, I Have to Live Here, Iowa,” then you should be able to cry your way into a woman’s heart. Once again, we start the show with scenes of the bachelor shirtless and working out. Annnnd then we get the quintessential shower scene. I would love to be a fly on the wall during an ABC conceptual meeting, where an intern suggests something other than working out and showering, and seeing an exec start yelling, “WE HAVE A FORMULA, JERRY! USE IT!”

Nick then spends some time with his family, and says something along the lines of his family being excited for him to be the next Bachelor. Really? Your family is excited to go through this again? I feel like they must have asked the producers a question like “So a girl has to pick him right?” and ABC responded, “Well…no they don’t ‘have to’ but these girls are so desperate that there’s pretty much no way he ends up alone…unless you look at our track record of having like 2 out of 21 people ending up together…” In any case, Nick’s family is “stoked” to see him on the show, just like I’m stoked to go through a Midwestern winter.

I also love that ABC juxtaposed Nick next to Sean, Ben and Chris — arguably three of the most likable Bachelors. It was like a little insurance policy where ABC was letting everyone know, “Look we know this guy has been a douche in the past, but remember these three guys? They were okay right?”

A few of girls were introduced next. We met Rachel, Danielle L, and Vanessa, who is already a fan favorite. I am calling my shot right now, Vanessa is going to be one of those people who is too smart for her own good. Look, if you want to show off by speaking French, then fine, but don’t make a habit of using the most pretentious language on the face of the earth. Also, how are you 100% Italian if you’re literally from Canada? Qui pensez vous etre, Vanessa?

Then we met Raven, and I can’t express how excited I am for a born inbred — whoops, I mean and bred Arkansas Razorback to be on the show. I don’t think Nick knows what he’s in for when Raven’s true WooOO Pig Sooie colors come out. Razorback nation isn’t a fandom, it’s a Gawd dayum lahfstyle. For God’s sakes, this is their football coach.

Corinne was next on the docket, and I’m pretty sure she’s in the mafia. She can say she “contributes” to her family business all she wants, but after seeing her dad, I’m pretty sure he’s an expert in business shake downs. Also Corrine had the gem of a soundbite, demanding that her maid bring “her snack with cucumber…” How adorable.

Alexis seemed normal enough at first, until we really saw how deep and misguided her affection of dolphins went. The nice thing about dressing up in a shark costume (that you vehemently argue is a dolphin, regardless of it having gills), is that no one can really tell how drunk you are. I don’t know what Nick should be more concerned about, the fact that she loves dolphins yet can’t tell the difference between a dolphin and shark, or the fact that it was even an argument among the rest of the girls.

As all of Nick’s ladies arrived, we started to see the cracks of what happens to every bachelor on the show: Mr. Hornball. Mr. Hornball is a condition I refer to that is caused by being constantly surrounded by 30 girls who are all obsessing over you. The symptoms are a bizarre, sexual awakening that causes you to say things like, “That dress, my God, that dress, I should have sex with the person who made you wear that dress.” If you really want to get a rose the first night, then yeah, I’d probably do exactly what mobster Corinne did, and tongue-F the shit out of the bachelor’s face hole.

Liz probably offered up the most drama for the night, having “known” Nick previously, AKA they had sex. This “power play” move was incredibly confusing. Follow this logic –> Liz has sex with Nick –> Liz doesn’t give Nick her phone number –> Liz shows up on The Bachelor with the thought that Nick wouldn’t remember her –> Liz is surprised when Nick does remember her. So Liz thought the sex was so non-momentous that Nick wouldn’t have the faintest idea who she was. And even if Nick didn’t remember her, how was she planning on breaking that news? “Surprise! We did it once!” I can only imagine that while other girls are sharing sob stories about a former bf who cheated on them, or their friend getting hit with a shovel, or some variation of the two, Liz is over here like, “I have something that I need to tell you…we’ve actually had sex.” Even if Nick didn’t respond negatively, can you imagine meeting his family? “Funny story Bella, your brother was actually a bedmate of mine, and I just figured he wouldn’t remember me, so nine months later, I broke the news to him that, much to his surprise, we were previous sex pals! How cute is that!?”

Quick Slants:

Speaking of Nick’s little sister, Bella should just follow him around, as she seems to generally be his voice of reason: “Be yourself, Nick. Just without the douchey parts.”

How cringe-worthy is it to have three former Bachelors, all sitting around trying to stay relevant by jamming on liners down your throat. They may as well have just held up a sign saying, “please put me on TV again.”

Taylor has quite the mouth on her, and by far had the best line of the night, by declaring that “my heart is in my ass,” I have no idea what that means, but it sounds thrilling.

Kristina is a total mystery to me, her hometown is Lexington, Kentucky, and while there are many counties in Kentucky that offer mysterious accents, I don’t think her Spanish/Eastern European hybrid is one of them.

Hey hey hey, ABC had to be popping champagne bottles as Rachel got the first impressions rose. For a show that is often criticized for being too white, too misogynistic, and again for good measure, too white, what a marginal step forward.